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Evidence for genetic differentiation at the microgeographic scale in Phlebotomus papatasi populations from Sudan.
Parasites & vectors - 12 Nov 2012
Khalid Noteila M, Aboud Marium A, Alrabba Fathi M, Elnaiem Dia-Eldin A, Tripet Frederic
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (CL) is endemic in Sudan. It is caused by Leishmania major parasites and transmitted by Phlebotomus papatasi sandflies. Recently, uncommon clinical manifestations of CL have been reported. Moreover, L. donovani parasites that cause Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) have been isolated from CL lesions of some patients who contracted the disease in Khartoum State, Central Sudan with no...
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